Prohibits electric and gas public utilities from charging residential budget billing plan customers for service during interruptions due to major.

This bill prohibits electric and gas public utilities from collecting payment from residential customers participating in a budget billing plan if their service was interrupted due to a major emergency event. A major emergency event is defined as a natural or humanly caused occurrence beyond the utility's control, such as a storm or earthquake, that results in a sustained service interruption for at least five percent of customers in an area or municipality.

Prohibits electric and gas public utilities from charging residential budget billing plan customers for service during interruptions due to major.

This bill prohibits electric and gas public utilities from collecting payment from residential customers participating in a budget billing plan if their service was interrupted due to a major emergency event. A major emergency event is defined as a natural or humanly caused occurrence beyond the utility's control, such as a storm or earthquake, that results in a sustained service interruption for at least five percent of customers in an area or municipality.